What is the difference between Gunship Gray 2 and Sombre Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). Sombre Grey is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gunship Gray 2 vs Sombre Grey

Gunship Gray 2

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-27
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d919c (estimate)

Sombre Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77859b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sombre Grey is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Gunship Gray 2.

Can I use Sombre Grey instead of Gunship Gray 2?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sombre Grey is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Gunship Gray 2.

Can I use Gunship Gray 2 instead of Sombre Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gunship Gray 2 is a little lighter, more muted, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Gunship Gray 2 on the colour wheel See Sombre Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gunship Gray 2

Gunship Gray 2 vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Gunship Gray 2 vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Gunship Gray 2 vs Pale Blue Grey (71.046)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sombre Grey

Other Tamiya paints close to Sombre Grey

Sombre Grey vs Ocean Gray (AS-10)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gunship Gray 2
Sombre Grey vs Medium Gray (AS-28)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close
Sombre Grey vs Neutral Gray (XF-53)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Gunship Gray 2 equivalents · Sombre Grey equivalents